The Hayabusa-2 probe descended to the Ryugu asteroid to try to collect a sample from its…
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Climate change: Ban gas grid for new homes ‘in six years’ – report
Greenhouse gas emissions from your heating boiler are fuelling climate change.
‘Super snow moon’ lights up the skies
The biggest and brightest supermoon of 2019 was observed around the world.
How your weekly shop affects the environment
BBC Radio 5 Live's Sam Walker looks at which foods are better for the environment.
‘Brexit gap’ over wildlife protection is looming
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Neolithic skull found by Thames ‘mudlarkers’
A 5,600-year-old skull fragment discovered by Thames amateur archaeologists goes on display.
Climate change: Death of the ‘grandfather of climate science’
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Space travel edges closer at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
It is still the final frontier, but space travel has come a little closer to the…
‘Ivory Queen’ Yang Fenglan jailed in Tanzania
The Chinese businesswoman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for operating an ivory-smuggling ring.
Mystery disease killing beech trees
A mystery disease that is killing beech trees could cause widespread die-offs unless more is done…